What are the origins of wings and tails in birds? This is one of the key questions in the evolution of animals. It has long… Read More »New hypothesis links dinosaur feather displays to modern bird hunting strategy
In a groundbreaking study published in Science Advances, Professor Zhu Maoyan, leading a team from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology at the Chinese… Read More »Oldest multicellular fossils found in China
Non-resistant bacteria and drug-resistant bacteria represent two distinct categories based on their response to antimicrobial agents. Understanding the differences between these two types of bacteria… Read More »Difference between non-resistant bacteria and drug resistant bacteria
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a complex and growing global health concern that poses a serious threat to the effective prevention and treatment of bacterial, viral,… Read More »Antimicrobial resistance
Chloramphenicol is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that has played a significant role in the treatment of bacterial infections since its discovery in the late 1940s. This… Read More »Chloramphenicol
Cleft lip and palate are the most common craniofacial birth defects in humans, affecting more than 175,000 newborns around the world each year. Yet despite… Read More »DNA methylation in mice offers new hope for preventing cleft lip and palate in humans
Ribosomes, often referred to as the cellular protein factories, are intricate molecular complexes that play a central role in the synthesis of proteins—a fundamental process… Read More »What are ribosomes?
Ribosomes stand as pivotal players in the intricate dance of cellular life, serving as the molecular machineries responsible for protein synthesis. This fundamental process is… Read More »Role of ribosomes in protein synthesis
The study of genetics is a fascinating exploration into the inheritance of traits from one generation to the next. At the heart of this intricate… Read More »What is the difference between a dominant and a recessive gene?
Researchers have identified a 3D fragment of fossilized skin that is at least 21 million years than previously described skin fossils. The skin, which belonged… Read More »286-million-year-old skin fossil offers glimpse into early reptile evolution
To clarify the early evolutionary history of Cicadoidea fossils, the phylogenetic relationships between Mesozoic fossils and extant Cicadoidea, the macroevolution of body structure adaptations, and… Read More »Earliest evidence of Cicada sound production
The sun has just set on a quiet mudflat in Australia’s Northern Territory; it’ll set again in another 19 hours. A young moon looms large… Read More »Ancient fossils reveal diverse microbial world 1.6 billion years old
Hiding in the shadows, euglenoids are a fascinating group of single-celled protists that are neither plant nor animal. Plants photosynthesize, and animals eat. Euglenoids do… Read More »Tiny euglenoids hold 400 million years of secrets
An international research team has retraced the astonishing lifetime journey of an Arctic woolly mammoth, which covered enough of the Alaska landscape during its 28… Read More »17,000-year-old tusk reveals epic 5,600-nile journey of woolly mammoth
Researchers have linked the travels of a 14,000-year-old wooly mammoth with the oldest known human settlements in Alaska, providing clues about the relationship between the… Read More »Mammoth’s journey traces path of early Alaskans
In a significant archaeological revelation, a collaborative team of anthropologists spanning multiple institutions has unearthed a peculiar aspect of ancient Scythian practices. Two fragments of… Read More »Ancient scythian warriors crafted human-skin artifacts
Nutrition in Trypillia mega-sites is currently the focus of the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1266 at Kiel University (CAU). In the forest steppe northwest of… Read More »How Europe’s first city-dwellers fed 15,000 people
The unique underwater kelp forests that line the Pacific Coast support a varied ecosystem that was thought to have evolved along with the kelp over… Read More »Kelp forests predate known ecosystem by 18 million years, nourishing extinct mammals
They’d been in the collections of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) since the 1870s when they were first discovered. Nestled in among the… Read More »Ancient fossils show trilobite defense
In the ancient depths of the Early Cambrian, a groundbreaking discovery has unveiled the existence of a formidable group of aquatic predators that prowled the… Read More »Ancient worm predators ruled Cambrian seas